Members of the HBA of Greater Springfield's Green Building committee travelled Friday to St. Louis to meet with green builders from that area and to tour a few cutting-edge green-built homes. The HBA of Greater St. Louis and Eastern Missouri boasts one of the premier green building programs in the country.
The Springfield-area builders and other HBA members toured certified green homes and exchanged ideas and best practices with St. Louis area builders who also specialize in building homes in an environmentally sensitive and beneficial way. The St. Louis HBA's green building verification program was one of the first of its kind in the U.S. and is considered one of the most comprehensive and effective green building programs anywhere. The verification program is called the GBI-St. Louis Program. The verification process for the GBI-St. Louis Program is handled through Laclede Gas, the third party verifier, and the homes are verified for compliance with the NAHB Model Green Building Guidelines.
Above: Sam Bradley (left, Sam Bradley Homes), Zach Miller (center, Murney Associates),
and Jason Bekebrede (right, Monticello Homes) prepare to depart for St. Louis -
but not before they stop to pick up a few more HBA members who reserved seats for the trip.
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